From a drawing in 'The Quiver of Love', Walter Crane, 1876
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Remixed from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by KirstenStar
Source Firkin
One can never have too few rice paper patterns, so here is one more.
Source Atle Mo
You don’t see many mid-tone patterns here, but this one is nice.
Source Joel Klein
We have some linen patterns here, but none that are stressed. Until now.
Source Jordan Pittman
An aged paper background tile with smeared and pressed text.
Source V. Hartikainen
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
A subtle shadowed checkered pattern. Increase the lightness for even more subtle sexiness.
Source Josh Green
Formed by distorting a JPG from PublicDomainPictures
Source Firkin
A light gray background pattern with seamless fabric-like texture and almost unnoticeable stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
This ladies and gentlemen, is texturetastic! Love it.
Source Adam Pickering
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Here's a bluish gray striped background pattern for use on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless background texture of old cardboard.
Source V. Hartikainen
Alternative colour scheme. Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
Prismatic Polyskelion Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
This is a remix of "blue wave-seigaiha".I hope this subtle color version of Seigaiha would be suitable for background .
Source Yamachem
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background 2
Source GDJ